Two men are arrested over ‘scam to fraudulently claim more than half a million pounds in coronavirus ‘bounce-back loans’ meant for small businesses’ Alleged fraud uncovered following a drug search on a vehicle in Holland Park Scotland Yard has orders to freeze 10 bank accounts containing £553,305 Scammers ‘met and paid people £300 to open … Read more
EasyJet customers have accused the budget airline of a ‘scam’ today after many had single legs of their journeys cancelled at the last minute with one insider telling MailOnline claiming it could be because they haven’t sold enough tickets to make money. Passengers have demanded answers from the carrier because dozens have had half of their … Read more
If you heard the phrase ‘promotional security’, would your eyes glaze over? Would you have any idea what it meant? Prior to speaking to Jeremy Stern, the founder of a company called PromoVeritas – truth in promotions, he tells me – involved in just that, I’d say yes to the first and no to the … Read more
Warning as O2 customers receive scam message asking them to update payment details By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 Alert: The message asks for new bank payment details to be provided Customers of mobile phone giant O2 are being warned not … Read more
There has been a sharp increase in the adoption and sales of pets during lockdown as households look for company and affection. When Dogs Trust restarted homing dogs in mid-April, it reported a 87 per cent rise in calls and more than 1,000 emails about rehoming. However, households are being urged to be mindful of buying … Read more
Scammers began capitalising on coronavirus to con victims out of cash almost as soon as the disease started spreading worldwide. Fraudsters have been knocking on our doors, infiltrating our email inboxes and telephoning us in our homes — using the fear and confusion to steal from us. But today Money Mail can expose how a … Read more
Crooked solicitor and his colleague tried to sell three London homes they didn’t own in £3m scam – as pair are jailed for 12 years Hashok Parmar and Syed Gous Ali used the cover of a Loughborough law firm The pair used forged documents to attempt to carry out three sales in London However, other … Read more
A Breaking Bad-style police officer who masterminded a drugs racket has been given an extra year in jail for a pirate TV set-top box scam that cost pay channels up to £5million. PC Daniel Aimson, 39, used his scam to live a lavish lifestyle with wife Rachel, 31, including eating £500 meals in Michelin star … Read more
The founder of a ‘virtual summit’ has said the announcement of George Clooney on its schedule of keynote speakers was a ‘misunderstanding’, had claimed she’d known the actor for years. Thrive Philanthropy, a small consulting firm based in Utah, had been advertising the star-studded Connect Summit that would feature celebs including George and Amal Clooney as ‘keynote … Read more
Ray-Ban maker Essilor Luxottica’s Thailand factory hit by staff’s £160m scam By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 21:50 BST, 30 December 2019 | Updated: 10:10 BST, 31 December 2019 Staff at a spectacles factory in Thailand have scammed Essilor Luxottica out of up to £162million. The company behind the Ray-Ban and Michael Kors brands … Read more